Raise the Roof

"Arise, shine for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light,  and kings to the brightness of your dawn." Isaiah 60:1-3

   When I was in my freshman year of high school, a teacher prophesied over my life. She had told me that God had chosen me for a specific purpose. That God had told her that He was going to use me to be a light in a dark place, that there was a generation that would be looking to me. When she told me that I was a little confused. God has given all of us a purpose and a destiny, one that is special and unique for each of us. At 15 years old I was unsure of what exactly God had in store for me. 

   6 years later...it is making a little more sense. I would not say that I have everything figured out, but I would say that I am beginning to make sense of what my teacher said 6 years ago. I am so excited to tell you that City of Lights Baby home is almost finished! We now have a roof! When I saw the picture of the home, I was speechless. I was in my car when I got an e-mail from Pastor Ruth that had pictures of the progress of the home. I could not believe my eyes! I pulled the car over and praised God for what He is doing in Tororo Uganda. It was at the moment that I remembered the prophesy from when I was 15 years old. When I named the home City of Lights, I wasn't even thinking about what my teacher had said..."God is going to use you to be a light in dark place..." This baby home is a light in a dark place. In the midst of devastation, abuse, abandonment, and heart ache is where we built City of Lights Baby home, where we can care for, nurture, educate, and love babies all over Uganda. City of Lights Baby Home is the light in the midst of a dark place. 

   Here are some pictures of the baby home now. It is not yet completed, but we are sooo close! These babies now have a roof over their heads. Praise Jesus!

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   God never ceases to amaze me. He has planned everything so perfectly and I am so excited and overwhelmed with joy to see all the children that God is going to bless us with. Currently, we have 8 babies that are waiting for our home to be complete. God has entrusted me, at 21 years old, with 8 of HIS children...what an honor that I have been given... and even more so...what a HUGE responsibility. The choices that I make every day are going to affect those innocent lives that are now in my care. 

"Jesus, thank you for all that you are doing in Uganda. I pray for the 8 babies that we already have and the others that we do not know about yet. I pray, God, that you will open our eyes to see more that need our help. Please protect our children and all the staff. Thank you for blessing us. We love you! Amen"

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